Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers
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This encyclopedia is dedicated to a detailed analysis of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's novella "Roadside Picnic." The book also includes materials from the authors' diaries and Boris Natanovich's answers to readers' questions from the "OFF-LINE Interview." A special chapter is devoted to exploring the fundamental possibility of contact with another civilization.
"Roadside Picnic" is the Strugatsky brothers' most famous and still most published novel.
The encyclopedia presents the origins of the concept, the story of its creation, the book's difficult journey to the reader, and additional materials. Much clarification is drawn from Boris Strugatsky's commentary, including from the "OFF-LINE Interview," "Comments on the Past," and his diaries.
Andrei Tarkovsky's film adaptation of the novel and the mysterious disappearance of the first version of the film, the "white envy" of the great Stanislav Lem and his version of "The Visit," predecessors and imitators—you'll find all of this within the pages of this encyclopedia. The book is complete with illustrations and maps.
"Roadside Picnic" is the Strugatsky brothers' most famous and still most published novel.
The encyclopedia presents the origins of the concept, the story of its creation, the book's difficult journey to the reader, and additional materials. Much clarification is drawn from Boris Strugatsky's commentary, including from the "OFF-LINE Interview," "Comments on the Past," and his diaries.
Andrei Tarkovsky's film adaptation of the novel and the mysterious disappearance of the first version of the film, the "white envy" of the great Stanislav Lem and his version of "The Visit," predecessors and imitators—you'll find all of this within the pages of this encyclopedia. The book is complete with illustrations and maps.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Literary Encyclopedia
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